The cardinal directions, North, East, South, and West, represent more than just navigational tools. Each direction has a deep meaning that i...

Myth is the reality of the soul, just as history is the reality of the temporal world. Humans have always looked beyond the factual world of...

At the Autumnal Equinox, we begin a new cycle on the Medicine Wheel of Life, entering the West -- the home of autumn, twilight, Bear, intros...

In September of 1991, I began hosting a weekly teaching sweat lodge ceremony on four acres of secluded, unimproved forest land that my wife ...

The 2023 summer solstice is Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at 14:58 UTC. In the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice is the first day of summe...

At the Vernal Equinox, we begin a new cycle on the Medicine Wheel of Life, entering the East -- home of the rising sun, morning, birth, begi...

In the Northern Hemisphere, the Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year and the first day of winter. This occurs December 20, 21, or...

The ancient Maya had a rich shamanic tradition. To open a path of communication between the spiritual and earthly realms, Maya shamans enter...

In John G. Neihardt’s book, Black Elk Speaks , Oglala Lakota holy man and visionary Nicholas Black Elk shares a great vision which came to h...

In the Northern Hemisphere, the Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year and the first day of winter. This occurs December 20, 21, or...

The 2021 summer solstice is Monday, June 21 at 03:32 UTC. In the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice is the first day of summer and the...

The Great Mystery reveals itself as the powers of the four directions and these four powers provide the organizing principle for everythi...

The circle or sacred hoop is a universal symbol that can be found in many indigenous cultures around the world. Within the cosmology ...

At the Vernal Equinox, we begin a new cycle on the Medicine Wheel of Life, entering the East -- home of the rising sun, morning, birth, b...

Indigenous cultures have been practicing community percussion for thousands of years. Although most of us did not grow up in an indigenou...

The number 4 has long been considered a sacred number in shamanism and Native American spirituality. All events and actions are based on ...

Bighorn Medicine Wheel The Medicine Wheel, sometimes known as the Sacred Hoop, has been used by generations of various Native American ...